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Greater green space was associated with a lower risk of myopia in elementary school children

Chinese scientists conducted a study using satellite imagery and found that a higher proportion of green space in a city was associated with a lower prevalence of myopia in younger schoolchildren

Experiment with newborn mice indicated a new way to fight flu

Researchers at New York University's Grossman School of Medicine have discovered a new potential method of preventing the spread of influenza in humans, based on the results of experiments conducted on newborn mice

Anorexia nervosa has been linked to waking up early

An international team of scientists has found a link between one of the eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, and the tendency to get up early in the morning

Early onset of menstruation increased the risk of developing diabetes

Scientists have found a link between early onset of menstruation and an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus

Low educational attainment increased the risk of heart disease and death from it

Researchers have found a link between educational attainment early in life and the risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease in adulthood and old age

Sleep deprivation can cause euphoria: why it happens

Dopamine activity in the prefrontal cortex is probably responsible for the unusual antidepressant effects of acute sleep deprivation

The song that makes insulin cells work has been named

A new study by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) has found that music can literally be a lifesaver for diabetics

WHO recommended that countries take a long-term approach to controlling monkeypox

WHO prepares a global strategic framework for 2023-2027 to control and halt the global spread of monkeypox

A switch has been found in the brain that is responsible for sexual arousal

Scientists have identified a set of neurons in mice that regulate male sexual behavior

To avoid heart rejection, surgeons "replaced" a woman's healthy liver

Surgeons performed a simultaneous heart and liver transplant on a woman with coronary artery dissection

It's more important than diet, cholesterol and smoking: a dangerous health factor for diabetics has been named

Experts studied the records of more than 18,500 diabetics between the ages of 37 and 73

A big belly is the way to dementia

Narrowing of the pupils indicated brain fatigue

Japanese researchers have shown on the example of cyber athletes that a decrease in pupil size can be considered a marker of brain fatigue - a decrease in cognitive functions on the background of prolonged mental activity

Medics dispel the main myth about tuberculosis

Coughing has long been considered the primary mode of transmission of tuberculosis and its main symptom indicating the need for treatment

The U.S. has stopped using PFAS in food packaging

The high chemical persistence of these compounds contributes to their accumulation in the human body and the environment

Scientists have uncovered the secret of innate immunity of Arctic residents

Employees of the Research Institute of Medical Problems of the North have studied genetic features characteristic of the population of the Arctic territories of Russia and helping to resist, in particular, infectious diseases

ADHD has benefited human ancestors

The authors of the new study found that for our distant ancestors, who were gatherers for most of their history, ADHD, on the contrary, provided an advantage

Biochemists have uncovered the mechanism of antibiotic resistance in bacteria

An international team of biochemists has found that the mechanism of bacterial resistance to antibiotics is more complex than thought

A girl with a tapeworm in her brain was rescued in Novosibirsk

Neurosurgeons, pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists and doctors of other specialties gathered in the operating room: all of them were ready to help their colleagues at any moment

Doctors explained, refusal of what in the diet makes the blood thicker

Forgoing plain clean water (in favor of tea, coffee, sodas and other drinks) or not drinking enough fluids is a mistake many people make